The military tent, which was not that big, was packed with people. Li Shan sat on the main seat without hesitation. The other generals sat on the left and right sides. The first person on the left was Zhang Jin, who had the most seniority and had once mentored Li Yuan. The first person on the right was Zhang Jin. The first person on the side is Guan Guogong Rengui.
According to the usual practice, since Li Shan was given the power to control the armies, Chai Shao, the prince-in-law who was actually in charge of the army during this period, began to report one by one. Li Shan seemed to be listening intently, but in fact he was observing the right side from time to time. Of Ren Gui.
After learning that Ren Gui had arrived today, Li Shan immediately understood why Chen Shuda deliberately emphasized impartiality and the beginning and the end. At the same time, he also wanted to understand why the prince came to the door in person, invited Li Shimin to come with him, and proposed to re-establish the marching general manager's office. .
As for the position of commander-in-chief of the march, the East Palace is obviously not ready to give up... This is also forced to do nothing. Prince Li Jiancheng made a stupid move and lost a lot of points. The East Palace can tolerate Li Yuan no longer quickly dealing with the forces of the King of Qin. But it was difficult to tolerate the return of King Qin and his direct generals to the battlefield.
You must know that the battlefield soldiers are not Hedong, Shandong, and the Central Plains separated by the Yellow River and Taihang Mountains, but the Guannei Road that is very close... If the King of Qin rebels, the prince will have little ability to resist.
For the prince, or for the East Palace, it is not important whether Li Shimin will rebel. What is important is that once he returns to the battlefield and holds military power, with his prestige in the military, he can rebel at any time if he wants.
But in order to choose a general who can quickly reorganize the defense line, has outstanding military exploits, and can take charge of his own role, he must have nothing to do with the King of Qin. It is best to have a good relationship with the prince. For the East Palace, there are not many such candidates.
In addition to Li Shan and Li Jing, two relatives of the clan, Li Daozong and Chai Shao, are also among the candidates. Although they were both under the command of the King of Qin, they are not considered to be of the same lineage as the King of Qin. However, these two are wise to protect themselves and will not Easily used by the prince.
In this case, Guan Guogong Rengui appeared in time.
After all, Li Jiancheng was the prince of the East Palace, and he had great reasons to recruit courtiers. The princes of the Tang Dynasty did not have real power like those in the Song and Ming Dynasties. In the past few years, the East Palace had successively recruited many generals, such as the former Duke Shi Wanbao who died in Shandong. Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, who once served as the general manager of the march in Hedong Road, was the leading general among the generals recruited by the East Palace in terms of his own role.
Li Shan didn't know the name Ren Gui at all in his previous life, but in the past six months, he had heard Ling Jing, Wei Ting, and Wei Zheng mention it among the disputes surrounding the position of Lingzhou Road Marching Commander.
To be honest, apart from Li Shimin himself, only Zhang Shigui had a successful record of success before the Luoyang War. The others... Li Daoxuan was defeated by Xiabo. If it weren't for Li Shan, grass would be growing on his grave now. There are also Li Shiji, Xue Wanjun, etc., once they leave Li Shimin's command, they will all be defeated.
On the contrary, Ren Gui was quite famous in this regard. In the first year of Wude, he defeated Wang Shichong who came to attack, and Xu Yuanlang of Shandong rebelled. It was Ren Gui who held on to Yucheng to prevent him from joining forces with Liu Heitai. Later, he single-handedly wiped out Xu Yuanlang. , in order to advance to the position of Duke of the country.
Obviously, the prince and the staff of the East Palace chose Ren Gui... Li Shan calculated in his mind that according to the time, Chen Shuda and Ren Gui arrived at Renshou Palace today. The latter may have sent a letter in advance, which made the prince act like this.
Li Shan also thought about why Chen Shuda said that... In fact, the reason why Ren Gui was considered to be of the East Palace lineage was largely because he was Li Yuan's elder. In the court, in order to check and balance Li Shimin, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng had a common ground. position.
In other words, it can be said that Ren Gui is of the Donggong lineage, or it can be said that Ren Gui is a direct descendant of Li Yuan.
However, during the pre-Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan was ordered to go on an expedition, taking Li Shimin with him, and left his eldest son Li Jiancheng in Yongji. He and his family were entrusted to Ren Gui, who was the household cao of Hedong County at the time, so Ren Gui and Li Jiancheng had a very good personal relationship.
Li Shan turned his head and glanced at the other side. From this perspective, Ren Gui was slightly different from Li Jing, but a bit like Qian Jiulong.
Qian Jiulong is also an old friend of Li Yuan. This time he will go north to Jingzhou. Chen Shuda probably means Ren Gui and Longzhou, right?
At this moment, Ren Gui was sitting quietly on the right side, patiently listening to Chai Shao and Zhang Jin explaining the details of the army, feeling quite suspicious... After leaving Chang'an for many years, the Prince of Handan suddenly appeared, but he was so kind to her. , but didn’t Wang Gui say before that the prince was impartial?
It was indeed rude that the leader of his own bodyguard acted inappropriately, but the Prince of Handan County did not criticize him, so he actually praised himself for his excellent eyesight?
It's so weird.
In fact, this was a wonderful misunderstanding. In history, Liu Rengui was recommended by Ren Gui to serve as an official, but he followed Ren Gui northward before he could do so.
But in fact, Ren Gui was also forced... because Liu Rengui was born in the Liu family of Wei family, and his aunt was Ren Gui's wife, and Ren Gui was famous for being a strict wife.
Liu Rengui, who was behind Ren Gui, was young but quite thick-skinned. He stood behind Ren Gui and did not leave. From time to time, he secretly looked at the young prince on the throne.
Before, he was gentle, elegant, courteous and courteous at the camp gate, but as soon as he entered the military tent, Li Shan put away his smile, his demeanor was solemn, and a sense of majesty arose spontaneously, as if he was the commander-in-chief of an army.
As early as two years ago, Liu Rengui had heard that during the Shandong War, a young man stepped forward and planned to capture and kill Liu Heita. For several years, he rode on horseback and whipped his whip, showing his power beyond the Great Wall, and was praised by the world.
Not even more than twenty years old, twenty-four-year-old young Liu Rengui clenched his hands into fists.
Their eyes crossed in the air, Li Shan was slightly startled, and cast a gentle smile at Liu Rengui who was looking at him... He could clearly see the vigorous flame in this young man's eyes, which was a sign of a real man born in this world. Holding a three-foot sword, he has the ambition to achieve unparalleled achievements.
This is indeed the case for Liu Rengui in history. He had no achievements during the Zhenguan period. It was not until the Gaozong period that he was framed and convicted by Li Yifu. He followed the army in vain, but he jumped up and followed Su Dingfang to pacify Baekje. Liu Rengui, the general in the Battle of Baijiangkou, was named after him. Forever etched in the history books.
The reports from Zhang Jin and Chai Shao over there have ended. Li Shan pondered for a moment and then changed his mind. Originally, he planned to send Qian Jiulong to lead the army into Jingzhou, and then select a general with no obvious position to lead the army to support Longzhou. But today, both Ren Gui and Dou Gui arrived, especially the identity of the former, which made Li Shan uncertain.
Let's talk to Li Shimin first, and then let's talk... It's not that Li Shan needs Li Shimin's permission for everything, but he is afraid that Li Shimin has other plans, and he may not even know about Ren Gui's arrival at Renshou Palace today until after the interview.
"Lingzhou was defeated and the Liang thieves invaded the three states. The marching general office will inevitably be reestablished in the court." Li Shan said solemnly: "Your Majesty will not return to Chang'an for the time being and will stay in Renshou Palace until at least August."
"There are wars in Jingzhou and Longzhou. The generals are in charge of the army and are ready to obey orders."
Ren Gui, who had just arrived at Renshou Palace, was not very clear about the previous war. After hearing these words that had no practical meaning, he couldn't help but feel a little disdain for Li Shan. As a commander, he did not dare to lead his army northward... Given the current situation, please order me. His Majesty will certainly not object to going north.
But Chai Shao understood Li Shan very well... Although he controlled the armies, it was hard to say what kind of trouble would be caused once he took action, especially under the premise that Pei Xuanji was likely to have died in Li Shan's hands.
Sorry, I've been a bit stuck these days. Readers have reported that the plot doesn't advance much. It's true. I need to sort out my thoughts. I'm sorry.
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